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Snow Day & Awana Racing

I'm not a fan of snow, cold or winter in general.  That's no secret.  However, I do enjoy an occasional snow day when everyone is forced home and there is enough snow to actually play outside.  Nemo gave us a nice snow day.  I hate having the snow around for a long time afterwards, but moving on...

Hanging out waiting to get snowed in!


 Playing outside a few hours into the snow.  


The picture above is when the snow was still falling.  
The picture below is the next morning.  You can see the snowfall amount difference by the height of it on the van wheels. 

Definitely enough snow to give Chad a workout with the shovel!  The official totals were around 18 inches, but of course the drifts were higher.  


The backyard

Oh how I miss a garage!

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Time for some sledding!  I didn't join in, but did go out to watch.




Snow day activities...

Addison pushed Mya in the stroller and Mya pushed the cart picking up the stuff.  



Addison was very excited for the Awana Grand Prix.  The kids make cars and then race them.  Awards are given on for the fastest cars and the best designs.  

Addison chose a whale design.  I think she and Chad did a great job!

The Sparkly Whale!


 Race night!



3rd Place for design! She made it to the finals for racing as well!




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  1. Colleen @ Mommy PandaMarch 3, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    You're never going to enjoy the snow if you don't play in it!

    Congrats on 3rd place, Addison!

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